Chamberlain G Reggie Hart was selected as a first-team all-state pick in Class 7A, the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches and Source Hoops announced Tuesday morning. The 6-foot-1 senior was the Times’ all-Suncoast player of the year this winter. He lit up Hillsborough County, averaging 25.8 points, eight rebounds, 3.2 ...
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Tue. April 23, 2013 at 9:15 a.m. | Matt Baker
Boys Player of the Year: G/F Reggie Hart, Sr., Chamberlain The area’s most electrifying offensive player hasn’t always been able to slash or slice his way through traffic. And it nearly killed him. At age 6, Hart and older brother Rod were playing chase outside their Tulsa, Okla., home when ...
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Sat. March 30, 2013 at 3:34 p.m. | Joey Knight
Boys player of the Year G/F Reggie Hart, Sr., Chamberlain Why we picked him: A year after averaging a county-best 28 points, Hart again somehow flourished when every soul in the gym knew the Chiefs’ offense revolved around him. Unassuming physically (6-foot-1, 178 pounds), he slashed, slithered and spotted up ...
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Sat. March 23, 2013 at 5:40 p.m. | Times Staff
TAMPA — For Berkeley Prep fans, the latest Buccaneers-Tampa Catholic sequel will go down as one of the most gratifying in the series’ recent history. For the Crusaders, it was Caddyshack II. The season’s fourth meeting of the private-school rivals came within a point of ending with a running clock. ...
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Tue. Feb. 19, 2013 at 9:27 p.m. | Joey Knight
TAMPA — Every time Boca Ciega made a run Thursday night, Jesuit had an answer: Travis Johnson. When things got close, he muscled his way inside for a basket. He made free throws to convert two three-point plays. He made a no-look pass to a teammate for an easy bucket. ...
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Thu. Feb. 14, 2013 at 9:17 p.m. | John C. Cotey
Ask around and you’ll hear about how this is Jesuit High School’s year. The boys basketball team is loaded with battled-tested seniors big and small, steered by a terrific point guard in Devin Harris, its desire forged by last year’s 41-point loss in the region final. In 27 games, the ...
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Mon. Feb. 11, 2013 at 6:52 p.m. | John C. Cotey
LUTZ — When sleep does come to Wiregrass Ranch coach Jeremy Calzone, and those visions of Chamberlain senior Reggie Hart materialize, a skinny sophomore named Rashawn Fredericks may be lurking in the nocturnal backdrop. A year after scoring 40 on the Bulls in the Class 7A, District 9 final, Hart ...
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Fri. Feb. 08, 2013 at 10:09 p.m. | Joey Knight
VALRICO — Alonso parlayed its third winning season in school history with its first ever playoff berth by defeating Plant 57-52 in Wednesday’s Class 6A, District 7 semifinal at Bloomingdale. The No. 2 Ravens will play top seed Wharton, which cruised to a 69-44 win over Newsome, in Friday’s district ...
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Wed. Feb. 06, 2013 at 10:36 p.m. | Steve Lee
Our final Hillsborough boys rankings of the regular season. 1. Jesuit (23-1): Disclaimer of the season: Jesuit played at Tampa Catholic on Thursday 2. Tampa Prep (21-2): Terps’ seven-point loss Tuesday to TC was third defeat since start of 2011-12 season 3. Tampa Catholic (18-6): Entered Jesuit showdown with back-to-back ...
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Thu. Jan. 31, 2013 at 6:14 p.m. | Joey Knight
Boys basketball Plant 51, Durant 49. At Plant, senior Alex Mitura’s 3-pointer with 7.5 seconds to play lifted the Panthers (8-10, 4-4) in this Class 8A, District 7 matchup. The Cougars failed to get a shot off on their final possession. Wiregrass Ranch 67, Freedom 46. At Wiregrass Ranch, the ...
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Fri. Jan. 11, 2013 at 11:37 p.m. | Joey Knight
The one week in which Tampa Prep is prohibited from playing or practicing (due to final exams) has been the season's most hectic for coach Joe Fenlon. Some scheduling "mix-ups" had Fenlon scrambling at the 11th hour to fill two bracket spots in the 11th annual eight-team City of Tampa ...
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Wed. Dec. 19, 2012 at 1:49 p.m. | Joey Knight
TAMPA — Bet a stocking stuffer on Chamberlain and Freedom meeting in the Class 7A, District 9 tournament final in early February. Then put another down on the outcome being determined on the final possession. Nip and tuck converged yet again Tuesday night in New Tampa, with the Patriots (9-1, ...
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Tue. Dec. 18, 2012 at 10:48 p.m. | Joey Knight
Each week, our HomeTeam staffers will nominate male and female Hot Shot athletes from each of the counties we cover. These nominations span Saturday, Dec. 8 through Friday, Dec. 14. The winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights over every other school in the area. Read up on what ...
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Sat. Dec. 15, 2012 at 9:18 a.m. | Times Staff
Records through Wednesday Boys 1. Jesuit (7-0): Unchallenged Tigers winning by average margin of 34.4 points 2. Tampa Prep (8-0): Six-foot-9 frosh Juwan Durham averaging nearly double double (17.4 ppg, 9.4 rpg) 3. Wharton (7-0): Best Wildcats team since Butler alum Shawn Vanzant’s senior year (2006-07) 4. Berkeley Prep (9-0): ...
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Thu. Dec. 13, 2012 at 11:48 a.m. | Times Staff
TAMPA -- From the stuffiness to the soft spots on the floor to the somber lighting, Chamberlain's antiquated gym had a Boston Garden feel to it Monday night. Fittingly, Wharton (6-0) and Chamberlain (5-1) engaged in some Garden-variety physicality. "It was unbelievably physical, intense," Wildcats coach Tommy Tonelli said. Limiting ...
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Mon. Dec. 10, 2012 at 10:06 p.m. | Joey Knight